Sinn Féin - On Your Side

Martin Hallinan calls on Councillors to listen to those they represent

Speaking before the start of the voting on the Cork County Development Plan,
Sinn Féin Councillor Martin Hallinan called on Councillors to listen to
those they represent.

"This development process should be about planning new communities, about
building a future for our children and our children's children. It should
not be about enriching certain landowners. The decisions we make today and
tomorrow will affect people for many years to come. These should not be
taken lightly."

"Wrong decisions made in this process could damage the rural character of
many of our villages. Imposing large numbers of houses on small towns or
villages would destroy their rural character. If we allow large developments
to go ahead, without first providing the infrastructure such as schools,
playing fields and leisure opportunities we will be creating problems for
our young people in the future."

"This council should learn from the mistakes of the past. The catch word of
villages and communities across East Cork is "We do not want to be another
Rathcormac". This council must listen to each community's ideas on how they
might develop. We should not impose on them a future which clearly is not
in their benefit." ENDS